Stories about Peru from November, 2006
Peru, Bolivia: A Ride for the Climate
It has now been over a year since David of Ride for Climate first set off from California to ride throughout Latin America. Here are his latest batch of photos and stories from Peru and Bolivia.
Latin American Election Blogging
November is quite the electoral month in what has already been a year of elections throughout the Western Hemisphere. The month has already seen the return of Sanidinista leader, Daniel Ortega to Nicaragua's presidency. The United States – condemned by many for its influence in Nicaragua's elections – shifted to...
Peru: Anatomy of a Blog Workshop
From now until Friday, Spanish journalist Nacho Fernández will be giving a workshop titled “Anatomy of a Blog” [ES] at the Center for Culture in Lima, Peru.
China: Put the E back in APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum came to a harmonious enough end this Sunday with all twenty-one member nations agreeing to renew calls for North Korea to put an end to its nuclear plans and key player China putting its weight behind the pledge. Chinese bloggers, however, seem to have...
Peru: 600 Days in Lima
Wolfy Becker has been living in Lima for nearly two years now. Here's an insightful look back at how he got there and what life in Lima has been like.
Peru: Mega Machu Pichu
Pixel y Dixel describes the process used by Scott Howard [ES] to produce a mega 1.5 gigapixel zoomable photograph of Machu Picchu.
Chile, Peru, Mexico: Free Hugs in Latin America
Free Hugs are invading Latin America, explains Jennifer Woodard Maderazo. The web2.0 free hug movement has also generated lots of conversation on Flickr [ES] and throughout [ES] the blogosphere [ES].
Latin America: Friday Poll Numbers
A diverse set of Latin America's poll numbers this week from Boz including Transparency International's annual survey on perceptions of corruption. Also, Chavez up by 20 points in Venezuela and approval ratings of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Peruvian President Alan Garcia.
Peru: Transportation in Lima
Adding to his public transportation reviews of Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bogotá, and Caracas, David of A Ride for the Climate (who is cycling throughout Latin America) offers a transport review of Lima.
Recently in Peru
Senor de los Milagros by Juan Arellano A Doce Horas De Distancia (“12 Hours Away”) is the weblog of a Peruvian mother of two living in Maryland and married to a Jewish American man. In a post titled “Prejudice, Discrimination, or Simply a Mistake?” she describes the faulty assumption of...
Peru: Network Against Child Pornography
Red Peruana contra la Pornografía Infantil [ES] is both a weblog and NGO hoping to promote the eradication of child pornography on the internet. President Dimitri N. Senmache Artola is hoping to spread the message throughout the blogosphere.
Peru, Venezuela: Humala denies he received campaign money
Living in Peru and Peru Election 2006 both mention the continuing speculations that Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, financed the campaign of nationalist Ollanta Humala in Peru's last presidential elections.
Colombia, Peru: Medellin Poetry Festival
Liz Henry recounts an incredible (if not completely credible) story about the 1995 Medellin Poetry Festival where poets were kidnapped until they secured their freedom by reciting poetry to their captors. For more info on this year's Medellin Poetry Festival, check out Henry's post and the blogs she links to.
